Natural Disasters Project 

Due by June 5
Objective: Research a natural disaster and explain its impacts;
then present the information to showcase what you have learned.
 
Directions:  
Choose one of the following natural disasters to research. Fill in the graphic organizer below
to help guide your research. 
Tornado  Drought
Hurricane  Wildfires 
Earthquake  Blizzard 
Tsunami  Avalanche 
Sandstorm  Mudslides 
Volcanic Eruption Thunderstorm 
Flood 

Part 1: Research how and why your natural disaster occurs. 

Part 2: Research a specific, real life natural disaster that has occurred.  Explain how
the disaster impacted life. 

Part 3: Explain why you chose this natural disaster. 

Part 4:  Present your research in one of the following ways: Poster, Google
Slides/PowerPoint, video, essay, short story, TikTok, fake Instagram story, or some other
creative way (be sure to get it approved first).  You can turn in your project by email, Google
drive, Teams, Remind. 😊  

The expectation is that you fill in the graphic organizer before you
prepare your presentation. You are more than welcome to print it
out and fill it in by hand.  Just turn in your graphic organizer with
your presentation by taking a picture of it. 
 Natural Disaster Graphic Organizer 
The natural disaster I choose is:  

Part 1: My Natural Disaster 

How does this natural disaster occur? (what happens overall to cause the disaster) 

The natural disaster ( ) is caused when:

 
Where does this natural disaster generally occur?  

The natural disaster ( ) usually occurs (near, at, along) :

Has climate change affected the frequency and severity of this natural disaster within
the last 50 years?

This disaster (has/has not) been affected by climate change.

The frequency (has/has not) changed. The frequency has (increased/decreased) in the last 50 years.

The severity of ________________ (has/ has not changed). They have (become stronger/ become weaker/ stayed the same)
over the last 50 years.

 
Part 2: My real-life natural disaster (Try to find pictures)
What is the date(s) of your real-life natural disaster? 

The real life disaster of ( ) that I chose occurred (on/ during the dates of):
 
Where was the location of your natural disaster? 

The location of the real-life disaster I chose is:

 
If your natural disaster was named, include it here: 

The name of my disaster was:

Or
My disaster had no name.
 
Explain, in your own words, what happened during the natural disaster (in at least 3
sentences). 
 

Explain how the disaster impacted life.   

Were there injuries or fatalities? (How many) 

The disaster ( ) caused ( ) people to be hurt and ( ) to be killed.

 
Was wildlife or ecosystems impacted? (specific animals, or special areas) 

When the disaster ( ) occurred it made the land around it:

 
Was there a financial impact? (How much were the damanges $$, loss of business $$,
overall?) 
 
When the disaster( ) occurred it caused: $ in damages.

Has the area recovered from the natural disaster? 

(Yes/No) the area (has/has not) recovered. Might want to show pictures of before and after.
 
Part 3: Reflection on my natural disaster 
Explain why you chose this natural disaster.  

I chose this disaster because:

 
What is at least one thing you learned that surprised you. 
 
One thing that I learned that surprised me was:

Part 4: Project
How will you present your research? 

Poster, Google Slides/Poerpoint, video, essay, short story,  TikTok, fake Instagram  story, or some other creative way
(be sure to get it approved first)

What materials will I need?